!!Leif Asbjørn Vøllestad - Curriculum Vitae \\ Professor, University of Oslo, Department of Biosciences, Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES), Post Office Box 1066 Blindern, N - 0316 Oslo, Norway\\ \\ __Education__ \\ *Bachelor (cand. mag.): University of Oslo, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, 1980\\ *Master (cand. real): University of Oslo, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, 1982\\ *Doctor of Philosophy: University of Oslo, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, 1988\\ \\ __Professional experience__ \\ *1982-83: Consultant in freshwater biology (field studies, advice, etc.).\\ *1983-85: Ph. D. scholarship, University of Oslo.\\ *1985-91: Fisheries manager, Environmental Department, Østfold County.\\ *1986, 1988: Researcher, Department of Biology, University of Oslo..\\ *1991-94: Associate Professor, Department of Biology, University of Oslo\\ *1994-present: Professor, Department of Biology, University of Oslo\\ *2001-02: Visiting scholar, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington.\\ *2005-present: Editor, Ecology of Freshwater Fish.\\ *2007-present: Contributing Editor, Aquatic Biology.\\ *2014-present: Fellow, Centre for Computational Inference in Evolutionary Life Science (CELS), Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Oslo\\ \\ __Teaching experience__ \\ \\ Extensive teaching experience (50% annually; lectures, laboratory lessons, field courses) at undergraduate (general biology, ecology, evolution, limnology, zoology) and graduate level (fish ecology, life history theory). Since 1991 I have supervised 44 and currently supervise 6 students to their master degrees at the Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo. Further, I have supervised 9 students to their PhD degree, and am presently supervising 8 students toward their degree. Also, I have supervised 6 post docs, and am presently supervising 2 post docs/researchers on projects financed by the Norwegian Research Council.\\ \\ __Research administration__ \\ \\ I have been principal investigator on > 20 larger research projects (annual budges > 100 000 NOK per year). Presently I am project leader of one large project financed by the Norwegian Research Council. Further, I have extensive administrative experience at the Department and Faculty level (member of board and committees).